Landfill

After a weekend of adventures, we came back on Monday and got right down to business, with a morning spent listening to a guest speaker and an afternoon of presentations.

On Tuesday we boarded the bus (actually on time today) and headed off to the Ecoserdiana landfill to learn about how the Sardinians bury their trash. No hard hats this time- in fact, we barely even left the bus. Nonetheless, it was an interesting venture. We were tossed back and forth on the bumpy road that went along the edge of the landfill as we heard about some of the things that happen on that site. We got out and stood behind a flimsy orange fence that had been laid out in anticipation of our arrival, taking it all in. Then we went inside the control room and walked around outside to take a look at the solar farm which happens to be another source of energy for the company.

Some notable things about this landfill: they used to accept municipal solid waste, but no longer have the permit for it and therefore only fill their landfills with designated waste! This includes both hazardous and industrial, as well as ash leftovers from the incinerator. They also had a comprehensive leachate and biogas collection system, which I found very interesting, especially having never seen a landfill before.

My afternoon was spent exploring, eating, and napping with a book on my nose, which is quickly turning out to be the usual here. Not that I mind.